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Roll it around the entire tooth (not just one spot) – on the chart we write in our perio depth (multiple numbers if needed), the gingivitis (G0 to G4) and calculus score (C0 to C4). 1. A periodontal probe inserted into the gingival space around the entire tooth to give a perio depth. 2. The probe’s graduations give an indication of depth of ...
Because of the dog’s age, the referring veterinarian and client requested a whole-mouth series of intraoral radiographs to aid in diagnosis and the formulation of a treatment plan. A whole mouth series of intraoral radiographs were taken using mainly size 4 phosphor storage plates, and a size 2 plate for the caudal mandible (CR7 VET, iM3 Pty ...
Case Study – Wombat the Dachshund. Wombat Stewart, a 13-year-old, desexed female Dachshund dog was referred to our clinic for treatment of re-occurring halitosis. She had been treated by the referring veterinary clinic with regular teeth scaling and polishing, but no homecare plan was successfully implemented.
Step 1. Step 1 in the art of veterinary science is to Build Rapport. You know; make a fuss of the dog in the waiting room, call the client by name, ask 3 non-animal related questions before launching into your exam etc. Let’s just assume we are all good at this and get through the small talk before doing our clinical exam.
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80% of pets over 3 years have dental disease & only 15% of owners brush their pet's teeth – so now is the time for a home dental program that works! The dental stream at the AVA conference 2014 covered the usual dental topics such as “tips on extractions” and the not so common topics, such as the teething problems of the young.
Build your dental program to between 8 – 10% of your veterinary practice gross fee income. Below is a précis of the dental program that in the one-on-one practices that I work with, consistently, easily and successfully gets their dental income up to between 8% and 10% of gross fee income.
Later in the afternoon, I am at pains to report, I took a very irate phone call from the livid husband who felt the locum had acted unprofessionally – both towards his child (the vet chastising the child, causing distress and the necessity to be removed) and the patient (the wife had asked us to clip the dog's nails, which we did successfully ...
A local Veterinarian's client had a boxer with a condition called DISH, which is apparently quite common in boxers in particular. As this dog had not been able to move about on her own for a couple of months, I advised the owner to take the first few times slowly as her dog was likely to experience patient fatigue due to her inactivity.
The clock will be turned back to the dark ages of “trench mouths” – those mouths which end up as a “clearance sale”, where all teeth must go. Our pets will have kidney, liver and heart disease, and geriatric medicine books will collect dust. The hard part to bear is that our pets will be in pain for years until they receive treatment.